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Thursday, 25 June 2015

Then in buddy time we shared the big book T-shirts. We thought we could use this book as inspiration for our learning so we made collage T-shirts. Rosie taught us how to say “This is my blue T-shirt” in Te Reo.

Success Criteria

üFor the collage:

oSmall pieces of paper, the same colour

oThe white paper is all covered

oFlappy edges glued down

üWe know at least 4 colours in Te Reo

üWe can say the colours correctly

How I am going

I helped create the t-shirt collage

Kerri thinks

1 know the colours of the t-shirts in Te Reo

Kerri thinks

1 can say the words correctly

Kerri thinks

Reflection

I really like: making the t-shirt with my buddy and learning the colours in Maori.

I think I need to practice: learning the colours in Maori and saying them.

We have been learning to think like scientists this term. Learning all about plants has helped us to become scientists. We have been asking lots of questions and trying to answer them. We found out that plants breathe and drink water. We found the best way to germinate a seed – seeds need water to germinate but the plant needs water, soil and sun to grow well.

WALT: investigate

Ask questions

Make predictions (think about what is going to happen)

Observe and record what happens

Use what we have observed to make conclusions

WALT share our ideas

Task

Show my science learning using play dough, drawing and labelling what we can see, classifying the plants and completing the plant life cycle activity.

Success Criteria:

I can ask questions

I think about what might happen

I look closely (observe)

I share my ideas

"Our plant started as a seed.
It has roots, a shoot, some leaves and a flower.
The flower has some seeds on it.

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Create a ‘movenote’ or a 'show me' on the ipad to share your learning.

Take a photo of the book you are reading and record yourself reading one or two pages.

Remember to show your learning - check the success criteria…

Have you reached your goal?

Success Criteria:

I read the punctuation (full stops, commas, exclamation marks…).

I scoop the whole sentence with my eyes.

I have included a picture of the book I am reading.

I read in a clear voice.

How I am going

I read the punctuation

Kerri thinks

I scoop the whole sentence with my eyes.

Kerri thinks

I have included a picture of the book I am reading.

Kerri thinks

I read in a clear voice.

Kerri thinks

Reflection

I really like: learning new words.

I think I need to practice: make my reading sound like I'm talking.

Something that really helped me was: reading lots of different books.

Kerri thinks

You have been working really hard to make sure your reading sounds like talking and I know that reading the book more than once has really helped you. Remember to keep noticing and reading the full stops and other punctuation. Sometimes there is lots of meaning hiding in the punctuation.

Thursday, 4 June 2015

We are learning all about Panekiretanga (excellence) as our value this term. We can show excellence in our learning and in our play. We can show excellence at school and at home... we can show excellence anywhere!

We think excellence is:

Giving it your your best shot and never giving up

If you don’t succeed, try and try again

Keep on practising

Do some thinking, then ask for help when you don’t know what to do

We all have our own excellence, and it can be different for different things

We need to encourage others – we show excellence in the way we talk.

We use our manners and share, including other people in our games – we show excellence in our play

WALT: show Panekiretanga (excellence) in our learning.

Task

Show excellence in the classroom:

Using the discovery equipment explore, experiment and try something new.

We love to try all the discovery activities and work
together to play collaboratively.

During buddy time work as a team to complete the T-shirt collage with no gaps, thumb size pieces of paper.

High 5 and Ci7cus learning together

Use your i-time card and follow during maths. Give every activity your best shot and don't give up!

We practise our learning with the teacher and by ourselves.
We never give up!

Remember to show excellence by encouraging and including others and trying your very best.

Success Criteria:

I tried my very best

I kept on practising even when it was tricky

I encouraged others (excellence in my talk)

I used my manners, shared and I included other people in my games (excellence in my play)

How I am going

I tried my very best

Kerri thinks

I kept on practising even when it was tricky

Kerri thinks

I encouraged others (excellence in my talk)

Kerri thinks

I used my manners, shared and I included other people in my games (excellence in my play)

Kerri thinks

Reflection

I really like: when people share with me and I share with them.

I think I need to practice: don't give up when things are really tricky.

Something that really helped me was: when people use nice words and I use nice words.

Kerri thinksRemember excellence is all about when you try your very best and you never give up. I think you do always try your best. You work very hard at everything you do and I don't think you give up. You have a fantastic work ethic!